Review for Red Rain

CAFFEINE CONTENT

142 mg

EASE IN ACQUISITION—4

This is another drink I found at Dollar Tree.  So far as I’m aware, this is a store with a very steady inventory (vs. that of Big Lots, which is constantly shifting), so check there if interested.

APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION—5

This is the sort of energy drink that is very easy to look over, especially to the casual energy drink seeker—mostly because it doesn’t much look like one; I only recognized it as one because I was on the hunt for new acquisitions, and am in the habit of double-checking these sorts of things.  Anyway, red can with blue pinstripe design doesn’t really scream ‘energy drink’ to me, and probably won’t to most anyone else.

TASTE—7

Red Rain is a Red Bull clone, but it truly isn’t a bad one.  It tastes cleaner than most (take Wired for instance), and leans more towards being sour than anything else.  It does have a bitter medicinal aftertaste that kind of reminded me of Red Bull, but other than that, I found myself drinking a Red Bull clone and not feeling antagonized at the fact—which hasn’t happened in a long time.

KICK (INTENSITY)—7

Red Rain’s caffeine content is fairly modest (same as an Amp), so you can expect a boost that’s pretty typical of drinks in that category—it’ll wake you up, and even make you slightly jittery for a bit, but it won’t really produce anything memorable. 

KICK (DURATION)—7

Effects were discernable for about three hours, after which there was a wearing off, but no crash.

THE DRINK OVERALL—7

In the end, Red Rain was an average energy drink experience, but not so deliberately so that I felt affronted by it.  If you’re into Red Bull clones and aren’t looking for a huge boost, I’d give Red Rain a shot.

WEBSITE: redrainenergy.ca

KEYWORDS: Red Rain energy drink review, traditional energy drink flavor, Red Bull clone